[3][4][5][6] The design was prepared in 1991 and consisted of a combination of contract work, direct labour and a community youth training project which was operating through FÁS.

The park is enclosed with a mild steel railing on a plinth wall, and the entrances are defined by piers of limestone which are of a similar design to that used in the memorial.

By October 1991, Stardust Relatives Committee chairperson Christine Keegan spoke about the upset she felt when she visited the site to see no progress having been made.

[8] On 7 November 1992, then Minister for the Environment, Michael Smith stated that they had taken measures to ensure that work would resume as soon as possible on the memorial park following progress abruptly stopping at the site two weeks beforehand due to the budget concerns by the Dublin Corporation.

[15] On 12 February 1993, 48 birch trees were planted around the memorial, one for each person who died in the tragedy, by the then Lord Mayor Gay Mitchell.

[17] The park has a playground, an all-weather football pitch (which was renovated by Dublin City Council in late 2015) and a garden terrace with seating.